Module 6 Test C

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What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a collection of plastic, floating trash halfway between Hawaii and
California, has grown to more than 600 000 square miles. That's twice the size of Texas. First
discovered in the early 1990s, the trash in the patch comes from around the Pacific Rim, including
nations in Asia and North and South America, study lead author Lebreton said.

5 The patch is not a solid mass of plastic. It includes about 1.8 trillion pieces and weighs 88 000
tons – the equivalent of 500 jumbo jets. The new figures are as much as 16 times higher than
previous estimates. Sadly, the Pacific patch isn't alone. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the
largest of five such trash collections in the ocean, Lebreton said. No governments have stepped up
to clean the trash, which is in international waters, so it's up to privately funded groups such
10 as the Ocean Cleanup Foundation to take the lead in getting rid of the garbage. 

There's a sense of urgency, said Joost Dubois, a spokesman with the foundation. "It's a ticking
time bomb of larger material," Dubois said. "We've got to get it before it breaks down into a size
that's too small to collect and also dangerous for marine life."

Since plastic has been around only since the 1950s, there's no way of knowing exactly how long it
15 will last in the ocean. If left alone, the plastic could remain there for decades, centuries or even
longer. "Unless we begin to remove it, some would say it may remain there forever," Lebreton
said.

In https://eu.usatoday.com/story/tech/science/2018/03/22/great-pacific-garbage-patch-grows/446405002/ (adapted)

READING COMPREHENSION
A. Find in the text what the underlined words refer to.
1. That (l. 2 ) __________
2. It (l. 5) __________
3. which (l. 9 ) __________
4. there (l. 15) __________

B. Find the synonyms to these words in the text.

1. middle
2. same
3. unfortunately
4. disposing
5. to gather
C. Decide if these sentences are True (T), False (F) or Not Given (NG) according to the text.
1. The Patch is as big a southern state of the United States.
2. The Patch is a dense floor of plastic.
3. Governments are concerned about the Patch and would like to clean it.
4. It’s important to clean the Patch fast before it dissolves in the water.

D. Complete the sentences according to the text.

1. In the beginning of the last decade of a. there aren’t governments willing to start cleaning.
the 20th century… b. it’s impossible to know when it will decompose.
2. The Patch is number one in size… c. the garbage was seen for the first time.
3. Since the Patch is in international d. between four other trash collections.
waters…
4. Due to the fact plastic is such a recent
substance…

GRAMMAR
A. Use the word in Capital letters to complete the space using a prefix or a suffix.
e.g. Bees are in danger and if they disappear, there will be no way to pollinate our flowers. POLEN

1. Governments need to _____________their laws on plastic to address this issue. BUILD

2. People need to _____________ buying some companies which harm the environment. ALLOW
3. Oh, no! I _____________! I need to hurry to get to the demonstration on time. SLEEP
4. Please, don’t _____________ your belts until the plane has come to a complete halt. FAST
5. Some states _____________ their citizens regarding pollution levels. INFORM
6. It’s still possible to _____________ pollution in this race for Earth’s future. RUN
7. The several garbage patches in our oceans _____________ how we are treating our planet. SYMBOL
8. All our efforts to stop using plastic must _____________ in order to reduce plastic on our waters.
DOUBLE
9. We need to _____________ our laws to have a swifter punishment to those countries in infraction.
SIMPLE
10. It’s vital to _____________ our carbon foot print if we are to reverse climate change. SHORT

B. Complete the box with and adverb or an adjective.

Adjective Adverb
1
beautiful _______________
2
_______________ delightfully
3
dramatic _______________
4
_______________ possibly
5
loud _______________

C. Complete the sentences with a linking expression from the box.

e.g. If you don’t take out the trash, I won’t cook you dinner.
 for instance as soon as as in order to unless
that is to say such still although therefore

1. The Earth will start to recover ______________we start putting its needs first.
2. Somethings need to change for the Earth to recover ______________ we all know.
3. ______________ relevant measures as the ban on plastic will have effects in the future.
4. Everybody needs to stop buying disposable utensils ______________ reduce plastic waste.
5. ______________ governments try to impose new laws, they take time to be implemented.
6. ______________ we all do our part the future of Earth will be dark.
7. People are changing their habits; ______________ governments have not implemented
laws.
8. The Garbage Patch is getting bigger. ______________ something must be done to clean it.
9. This lack of care for our planet is evident, ______________ the Garbage Patch is an obvious
example.
10. Let’s put our differences aside and realise what matters, ______________ let’s save our
planet.

D. Complete each sentence with a passive verb.

e.g. Garfield caught a mouse.
A mouse was caught by Garfield.

1. Nets catch hundreds of sharks every year 3. People have used too much plastic in the
by mistake. last few years.
Hundreds of sharks ___________ every In the last few years, too much plastic
year by mistake by nets. ______________ .
2. Farmers are clearing land in the Amazon 4. Soon, EU will ban disposable plastic
for cattle. containers.
Land ____________ in the Amazon for Soon, disposable plastic containers
cattle by farmers. ______________ in the EU.

WRITING
In about 120-180 words, write a For and Against text discussing the pros and cons of the following
hypothetical policy: “EU should ban all use of plastic from restaurants and cafés”.
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TEST SPECIFICATION

Reading Comprehension Grammar Writing

A. 4 x 5 = 20 A. 10 x 2 = 20 40
B. 5 x 4 = 20 B. 5 x 4 = 20
C. 4 x 5 = 20 C. 10 x 2 = 20 Total
D. 4 x 5 = 20 D. 4 x 5 = 20 200